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Montreal firefighters battle five-alarm fire in abandoned building

More than 120 firefighters were on the scene. There are no reports of injuries.

Smoke billows from a building as firefighters dowse the flames of a five-alarm fire in Montreal on Wednesday. (Graham Hughes / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

By The Canadian Press

Wed., Nov. 23, 2016

Montreal firefighters continue to battle a major blaze in an abandoned building in the central Plateau neighbourhood.

Thick, black smoke was visible downtown today from the five-alarm fire on Parc Avenue, a popular commercial artery.

More than 120 firefighters were on the scene, battling a major blaze in the vacant building. (Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

The vacant three-storey building is considered unstable, forcing firefighters to fight the blaze from outside.

Fire officials say the fire spread to a neighbouring building housing condominiums and a restaurant and they are working to limit the damage.

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Firefighters survey the scene of a five-alarm fire in Montreal. Thick, black smoke was visible downtown today from the five-alarm fire on Parc Avenue, a popular commercial artery. (Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

There are no reports of injuries.

More than 120 firefighters were on the scene and authorities are asking people to avoid the area.

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